# Sodaka Village, Polasara, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Polasara, Ganjam 

# Sodaka

Sodaka is a village in Polasara sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761118**. The 2011 Census counted **4,266 people in 893 households**, the 4th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 4,266people (2011)
- 893households
- 71.0%literacy
- 761118PIN code

## Sodaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sodaka is 761118.** Sodaka falls in Polasara sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761118
- Gram panchayatSodaka
- Community development blockPolasara
- Census village code411477

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sodaka from nearby towns?

- Polasara (sub-district HQ)85 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Polasara (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sodaka?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Sodaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bartini
- ○Degree college10+ km · Buguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sodaka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and groundnut**. About 62% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sodaka

Of every 100 households in Sodaka in 2011, 31 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sodaka · ■ Polasara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sodaka?

■ Sodaka · ■ Polasara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**915

Working population ****37.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 51% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 462 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (12%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 301 (19%) · **■** Marginal 623 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Polasara

- Chirikipadasasan6,900 people
- Mathura6,737 people
- Kalamba6,079 people
- Mandara4,228 people
- Dhunkapada3,866 people
- Badapankalabadi3,570 people
- Bhabarada3,551 people

[All 127 villages in Polasara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/polasara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sodaka?761118
- How far is Sodaka from Chatrapur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Sodaka?4,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sodaka in?Ganjam district (Polasara sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sodaka?71.0% (Census 2011)
